Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of smear-positive PTB February 2016, and August 2016, at Asella Hospital, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (n = 832)
Characteristics | Total number | Percent (%) | Smear positive (%) | Chi-square | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
Sex | ||||||
 Male | 451 | 54.2 | 68 (15.1) | 383 (84.9) | 0.48 | 0.55 |
 Female | 381 | 45.8 | 51 (13.4) | 330 (86.6) |  |  |
Age (years) | ||||||
 7–25 | 264 | 31.7 | 60 (22.7) | 204 (77.3) | 28.26 | 0.000 |
 25–34 | 148 | 17.8 | 24 (16.2) | 124 (83.8) |  |  |
 35–44 | 139 | 16.7 | 13 (9.4) | 126 (90.6) |  |  |
 45–54 | 101 | 12.1 | 9 (8.9) | 92 (91.1) |  |  |
 ≥ 55 | 180 | 21.6 | 13 (7.2) | 167 (92.8) |  |  |
Education | ||||||
 Illiterate | 324 | 38.9 | 40 (12.3) | 284 (87.7) | 2.10 | 0.55 |
 Elementary | 328 | 39.4 | 50 (15.2) | 278 (84.8) |  |  |
 High school | 122 | 14.7 | 21 (17.2) | 101 (82.8) |  |  |
 College and above | 58 | 7.0 | 8 (13.8) | 50 (86.2) |  |  |
Residence | ||||||
 Urban | 243 | 29.2 | 26 (10.7) | 217 (89.3) | 3.63 | 0.06 |
 Rural | 589 | 70.8 | 93 (15.8) | 496 (84.2) |  |  |
Previous history of hospital admission | ||||||
 Yes | 174 | 20.9 | 23 (13.2) | 151 (86.8) | 0.21 | 0.37 |
 No | 658 | 79.1 | 96 (14.6) | 562 (85.4) |  |  |
Previous history of imprisonment | ||||||
 Yes | 56 | 6.7 | 7 (12.5) | 49 (87.5) | 0.16 | 0.43 |
 No | 776 | 93.3 | 112 (14.4) | 664 (85.6) |  |  |
The habit of drinking raw milk | ||||||
 Yes | 471 | 56.6 | 68 (14.4) | 310 (85.6) | 0.02 | 0.49 |
 No | 361 | 43.4 | 51 (14.1) | 403 (85.9 |  |  |